Template:Transclude random subpage
Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]This template pulls in the content of one sub-subpage randomly chosen from a set of numerically-named sub-subpages. Designed primarily for use on portals.
Usage
Default
{{Transclude random subpage
|max =
|subpage =
}}
Full
{{Transclude random subpage
|max =
|subpage =
|rootpage =
|several =
|prefix =
|more =
|leftfooter =
|rightfooter =
}}
Parameters
|max=- The maximum number of sub-subpages. Must be a positive integer.
|subpage=- The subpage of the root that is the parent of the transcluded sub-subpages, e.g. Selected article.
|rootpage=- (Optional) The root of the transcluded page, that is, the page the transclusion takes place on. e.g. Portal:Foo.
|several=- (Optional) specify how many subpages are to be transcluded, default is one.
|prefix=- optional prefix to prepend to every transcluded subpage. E.g. use
|prefix=*to generate an unordered list. |more=- (Optional) link text for a wikilink under transcluded page in the right footer.
|leftfooter=- optional left footer.
|rightfooter=- optional right footer.
Examples of usage of almost all parameters can be seen in Portal:Mathematics/Did you know and Portal:Doctor Who.
Setting up the subpage, and the sub-subpages
- Create the subpage first. If your portal is
Portal:Foo, then the subpage could bePortal:Foo/Selected bar. - On the subpage (in this case,
Portal:Foo/Selected bar), place the template{{numbered subpages}}on that page and save it. - Create subpages for that subpage, naming them /1, /2, /3, etc., and on each one, copy/paste the content you wish to transclude. In this example, that would be a description of a different bar (tavern) lifted from an article about a bar, for each numerical page.
To see an example, see Portal:Psychiatry -- it uses this template and a corresponding subpage scheme.
Why this template?
This template was created to enable {{Random portal component}} to be replaced with standard portal box notation, including {{Box-header colour}} and {{Box-footer}}.
Example:
{{Random portal component|max=22|header=Selected article}}
could be replaced by this:
{{Box-header colour|Selected article}}
{{Transclude random subpage |max=22|subpage=Selected article}}
{{Box-footer}}
This also allows a box to be modified (edited) independently of its contents, and to match the other boxes on the page.